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Senate Bill 617 |
Senate Author: Wentworth |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
House Sponsor: Dutton |
Senate Bill 617 amends the Family Code and the Texas Probate Code to establish that if a child support obligor dies before the child support obligation terminates, the balance of the obligation becomes payable on the date the obligor dies, and the obligee has a claim, on behalf of the child, against the obligor's estate for the unpaid obligation. The bill authorizes a court to order an obligor to obtain a life insurance policy for the benefit of the child that will satisfy the child support obligation, and the court may require the obligor to provide proof of compliance. The bill sets forth certain factors that the court is required to consider in determining the amount of the child support obligation that is due from an obligor's estate or that is to be funded by insurance, and it provides that a child support order terminates if the child enlists in the armed forces of the United States, unless otherwise agreed or provided in the order.